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~ Royal College OF 'terinary Surgeons. Ensland
Fellow OF the LOudO- yeterinAry Medical Association
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III Nj. 3ASCOM, Nj. D.,
Ohlcc Hours, 2 to {. Once and Residence,
Away In Office during Office hours. 70. BLOCK
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County SUPERINTENDENT Of Public Schools
G., II. STOCKDALE

Will hold examinations At bis oce IN the Court Hous
on the second and fourth Saturdays OF each noau
Until farther aotica JAKE
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HIRAM r. GILBERT. JANIS II. RCKRLs.
(III.I3hRT * Eek HI ~, Attorneys AND
VI Counsclors at Law, Futtcrer Il Metzger's Block.
east OF Court House sep29,S
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nR. u. MILLER, the well known Ocul,s
~ aud Aurlrt. OTTAWA, III. Office, over LynCh- dry
goods store, Main street.
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NJ N. ARMSTRONG;, Attern, y and CouE
wi. selo. at Law, Ottawa, ILL., Notary l. ublc. ONO,
In 9edney's Block Ottawa. jun5,8
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III NJ GODFREY, Nj: d, c.
III. Rdinburs Once, IN ArmOUr's new building. OF
Madison street Residence II Webster 81. sugllT
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n KNEUsSSL, herman Drnfglst and Apothe
NJ. cary wholesale and retail Main street, JttA
ga m. Importer ~ Drugs. Chemicals, French Cosni
" Brandies. W'Res &C.
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RF.BULL. LKsTER II. sTRAwH sw. RUsRR.
DULL, STRA w ~ 81 RU6ER, Alter
ID neys and Councillors at Law. Once over City
Drug Store Of La Sale and Madison straets OF
nwa Ill jan8.@
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L. Y. C4RIGCIS, Druggist, Bookseller and Sta
r.. ton rr ottawa III. second store In EsJtiRgerf
Block south aide u Court House Square.
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uRsRY MAYO JOHN H. wIDEHR.
MAYO ~ WIDNIt.Yi, Attorney at Law
Vu Office In SattiHgers Block, corner OF salt
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NV 6lCiA n o 4.

nR. CHARITY SA ~ DFRS', successor
- 10 Dr. AlCiuda Auten. Office Opera House Block,
OTTAWA m TClrph0np No l2,' seplS
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nR.J. -. RYBIfRN. Ottawa, n Oficc ~
~ Opera House Block. In office day and night
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L. G. SWIFT, Attorney nj iav, Arm0ry BOOK
II. Special attention given to probate matters
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J. W. DUNCAN. Al. CoSoR.
NUNCAN ~ O'CONOR, Attorneys 81
~ Law Office In tutterer Metkgcrs block, cas-,
Of curt house, ottawa. Illinois July2S0
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V'HOS. q. FULL .FRTON, Attorney al
l Law Ottawa, Illinois. ONCE IN Bushnelrs block,
west Of Court House. JAMIE
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l3rnff8ai0naI NarOa.

- w. w. BI AK T., Attorney and Counselor
VI. al Law. Room Q, second floor, Court House, Oua
wa Ill. All legal business promptly attended to- janN
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-03
FOR SALE.

Improved and Unimproved City Property
on the best improved streets in the city.
Lots on the inside on street car lines and in
outside additions. Suburban lots on the east
side in Maple Grove addition.
Business lots and business blocks for sale
at special bargains. Several fine tracts near
the city for sub-dividing and plating.
Improved farms and grass lands in all
parts of the county; also ranches in this and
adjoining counties
All parties wishing to buy would do well
to call and examine my list before buying
elsewhere
W. A. THOMAS,
The OldestlReal Estate Agency in Wichita
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-03
\ Bow Sharing Sparroyvs

y dirty faced boy was sharing SDarrows on
the commons above the Lion brewery the
other afternoon. He had a horse hair moose
attached to a string and some rice to make a
trap with. He spread the moose on the
ground, put few grains of rice in it and sat
down couple of yards off and waited The
sparrow is q bold bird and greedy one. and
a victim soon walked into the trap. Then
the boy pulled one string, twisted his prison
er's neck and put him in bag. He changed
his place little after each capture, and he
caught three out of every five birds he set
for. His hands were bloody from the peck
ings he got in slaughtering his prey, for the
birds fought so bravely for their little lives
as TO inspire compassion in any heart but a
dirty faced boys.
The young fowler informed me that be
made business of catching sparrows to sell
Is the cheap French and Italian restaurants
He declined to state the price paid for them,
evidently viewing me as person inspired
with envy OF his trade and therefore to be
mistrusted. But he stated that sparrow on
the bill of fare figured as reed bird. and that
1t was in constant and growing demand. But
the Eye-talians were breaking the business all
mp, just as they had broken up the boot black
ing business before, and there soon wouldn't
be living in it for white man They
trapped Sparrows wholesale and sold them at
half price, and consequently the market was
going TO the dogS-Alfred Trumble, in New
York News.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-03
The Battle of Gravclotte.

OF all the battles have witnessed, the bat
tie of GravelOtte was the most terrible. The
French occupied the heights, which the Ger
mans tried to carry The fighting was done
in a valley, which became one seething mass
of men, fighting, wounded and dead. The
French kept up perfect hail of lead on the
German regiments, which were cut down as
fast as they were marched on to the scene.
Defeat seemed to stare the Germans in the
face, but the men fought on for hours AT
last, when all seemed lost and as dusk was
quickly settling down over that hot summer
days scene, the Prussian king, now the En-
peror William, came forward and showed
himself to the men, He sat down on board
with his back to church wall on the top of
a hill and watched the fight. One end of the
board a dead horse and one on a
broken cart. The men saw him, and, cheer
ing maGly, again and again dashed them
selves against the French heights.
Night settled down and still the fight went
on The king sat il silence, watching through
the smoke. Bismarck sat at his sde bag
gard and troubled. For hours they sat
thus, the battle gradually getting further and
further away. At last the sound of horses
hoofs was heard and a horseman dashed out OF
the gloom and dismounted III front of the
king. 1t was Moltke. For once he was ex-
cited. His face cleaning with excitement,
he said: at is good for us; we have carried
ALL" The king said: God be thanked" Bis
marck heaved a sigh of relief, and the cheers
of the victorious soldiers burst out above
everything London Cor New York Mail
and Express
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-03
The English Upper Glasses.

Engiishmen often make themselves quite
merry over the easy divorce laws of the
United States, while one disgusting divorce
case after another comes up before the Eng
lish courts and is reported at length in all tbs
London and other leading journals The wife
of member of parliament who dined with
me short time ago, and who knew person
ally all the parties connected with the recent
Colin Campbell case, gave me such an in
sight into London high life as to make me
lose all hope Of a regeneration of the English
upper classes So long as men and women Of
wealth have nothing to do but to plot and
plan society intrigues, 20 long as women use
al their arts TO stir mems passions, we cannot
look for any Improvement Elizabeth Cady
Stanton in New York Star
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-03
a Cosmopolitan City.

An elderly, single woman, of Boston, with
a good deal of money and no especial avoca-
ton, recently declared that she was in fu-
ture going to spend her winters in Washing
ton You see" she explained, mot being a
young girl, or married woman, or a social
leader, there is logically no social place for
me in Boston. Washington Is the only
American city cosmopolitan enough, old
world enough 30 afford social place to women
of my age without a mission 1t is really,
you know, the only American city where
boys and girls are not supposed to be the only
persons to carry on society. Yes, I'm going
TO Washington" This strikes me as only
another phase of the complaint Professor
Boyesen makes in one of the current maya
zines, that all our fiction is written for young
girls, and, therefore. has no backbone. The
Argonaut
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-03
Two High Priests of Dyspepsia.

English people," reHarks DIR. Holmes,
shave queer notions about ice water and ice
cream" Is this not queer comment to come
from an old physician and an Intelligent man
of the world Not only English people, but
all other European peoples, have a well
grounded dislike for those two American high
priests of dyspepsia, ice cold water and ice
cream; and it is odd that man of cosmo
politan knowledge like Dr. Holmes should put
in brief in their defense. A counter charge
is made against the English fondness for tea
but while tea inebriation is no doubt common
in England it has not made a race of dyspep-
tics of the people, which ice cold beverages
are tolerably sure to do A prohibition
movement against the national addiction to
a refrigerated stomach is eminently desira-
ble.-New York Home Journal
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-03
bending the Trees Twigs.

The cause of the fertility produced in fruit
trees by bending the twigs at an acute angle
has been investigated by Professor Sorauer.
de finds that the bark on the lower
surface of the twig, below the bend. is
thrown into transverse folds. here and there
detached from the wood. New woody tissue
Is formed IN these cavities, which is filed
with starch grains, and after this there is a
formation of new woody tissue of a normal
character, but always thicker there than
elsewhere. and especially e1 the convex upper
surface The mass of woody tissue checks
the flow Of water toward the tip Of the
branch, to the great advantage Of the bud L.
rectly beneath, which is thus more likely to
develop as fruit bud.-Chicago Times.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-03
SAVED BY A LAUGH.
A Sick Young Broker Who Lost His
Lunch, but Got Well by 1t.

A well known and popular young broker
living up town in the immediate vicinity OF
his fashionable club, was a few days ago the
victim of an experience at once amusing and
irritating The episode is too good to remain
untold but all names will be withheld
through sympathy. The young man was i'll
at his lodgings and flowers, kind messages,
cigars, thoughtful friends nor nothing else
could alleviate his sufferings. Everybody
was in despair until medicine man was sent
for
After feeling the patients pulse the physi-
clan shook his head gravely and declared that
the broker must do something to get up an
appetite To do this a sample from the roper
| toire of the far famed cuisine of the brokers'
club was prescribed No objection was raised
| to this kind of medicine, and the sick mans
valet sent at once for a menu of the club.
The invalid raised his fevered head on his
| elbow, and, CHANGING over the bill of fare,
proceeded to order what he thought would re-
| store the bloom to his cheeks and the ulster to
| his eyes.
There was bouillon, thin and transparent as
an October morning, canvasback duck fresh
| from the shores of Maryland and a lot of
other dainty dishes. This was topped off
with a liberal supply of pate de fol gras and
two or three bottles of Poutet-Canet and
Mumm. The messenger bell was then rung
and the order was intruSted to bright eyed
little Mercury. Away sped the boy to the
club, and his order set every employee there in
commoton Even the chef woke up and with
his own hands prepared salad with dressing
polished enough for the gods
Meanwhile at the lodging Of the broker all
was topsy turvy. The invalid with conside.
able alacrity paced the room, and his valet
bestirred himself with extraordinary agility.
They waited long and patiently, but neither
the boy nor his choice viands put in an APP
pearance. After considerable delay the suS-
pense became SO exasperating that the man
servant was ordered to go i'll search of the
youngster and bring him in dead or alive
He at once started out but proceeded no
further than the door of the brokers' lodgings
There comfortably seated on the rug with
his feet dangling gayly over the steps, was
the missing urchin. Crumbs, greasy spots
and empty bottles " ere all that remained of
the sumptuous repast, and the little Mercury
was in a frame of mind bordering on hilarity.
As soon as the broker heard how his dinner
disappeared he laughed long and heartily. 1t
was the first smile that he had given while i'll.
The invalid tried to save the boy, and inter
posed earnestly for him, but in vain. Now
the boy and the broker are good friends, and
the broker is fast convalescing. York
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-03
A NOCTURNE.
FROM THE GERMAN OF REINrc

Earth in heavenly rest is sleeping.
Moon and stars their watch are keeping
Where a garden, bright with flowers,
SAUNDERS through the midnight hours.
Good night!
There. with moonbeams shining DER it,
Stands cottage, and before it,
On a leafy linden spray,
Sings bird its tender lay
Good night. Good night.
In her bower the maid lies dreaming
OF the flowers around her cleaning,
Heavens own peace within her breast,
Angels, watching, guard her rest
Good night, Good night!
"A. L. Macllechnie in Cassell's Magazine.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-03
standard Time in Norrar

A system Of standard time, similar to tina.
now prevailing for railway purposes in this
country, VIII probably be adopted by the
Norwegian parliament The time for the
whole of Norway viii be one hour in advances
OF that Of the Greenwich observatory In Eng.
'and-Arkansaw Traveller.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-03
HE ONLY STARED.

But be only stared at me for the space of
half minute, though wondering if they
had missed me yet at the lunatic asylum, and
then expressed himself emphatically. He
said:
"N on surely are not fool enough to do such
a thing as that"
That is our way of doing business | con-
fidently answered, then added: "Oh, yes, here
is your name on the door plate Thank You.
The machine will be sent in a day or two and
| am sure your wife will be pleased with it.
Thank you, thank you, and good day, sir"
And so | left him battling with conflicting
emotions and searching through his vocabu-
larry in vain for something appropriate to
say. | expect he is looking for that machine
yet. That is what is known among the fra
ternity as a clear case of counter bluff.
1t always has a better effect to ask to see
my lady personally, and to do this we must
by some means learn her name The door
plates are generally pretty reliable, but solhe-
times they play us the meanest kind of tricks.
One day | called at house and asked to
see Mrs. So and so, taking the name from the
door plate. The servant looked at me in
blank establishment and said "Why, she is
dead
Ot course, to be equal to the emergency, /
asked, with all the surprise and sorrow in my
voice that l could command on such short
notice, why, is it possible! When did she
die"
About three years ago" was the answer
Since then | have never placed much conf
dence i'll door plates.
Yes, indeed, we are very useful class of
citizens and not bad behaved, if people would
Only treat us well.
There is large number of women engaged
III this work, and most of us work on com
mission, and can put in whatever hours suit
Us best Cincinnati Enquirer.
Crystal River current., 1887-06-11

WE understand the county commits
sioners will make an effort to complete
the Paradise gulch road this season.
1t is to be hoped they can see their way
clear to do SO, for it would certainly be
of great advantage to the miners Of
this section. The distance to the rail-
road would be shorter some six miles.
Mine owners around Galcna, Crystal
and Treasury mountainsshould then be
able to send ore to Gunnison ut cost
of not over sic. per ton from the mine
to the smelter, The early season Of
fers a splendid opportunity for consid-
cradle work to be done in the mines
and there should be some shipments
made before fall if parties would COM
mence work at once.
Crystal River current., 1887-06-11

We are in receipt of letter from
Andy T. Anderson who is now in
juneau, Alaska, which is t" lengthy
for publication. His pen picture would
make that land of promise equal to
the climes of Southern California and
her resources as boundless as those of
Colorado. We have no doubt but
what the country has resources that will
pay the government on the investment
and numbers OF citizens will make
their fortunes in the gold mines OF that
country. Yet we believe fully as good
investments can be made in this state.
However, those who are anxious to
learn something about the country can
call into this Office and we will gladly
give them the opportunity Of reading
the letter themselves.
Crystal River current., 1887-06-11

The companies interested in the
mines of this section should take ad-
vantage Of the present time and COM
mence to open up their properties so
they would be in a position to COM
mence making shipments. Consider
able work is required to be done to
open up the mines before any amount
of ore can be taken out, or returns
made u,Nn the investments, and the
sooner claims are PIT upon a paying
basis the better for all concerned. The
Gulaison market is open for the pur.
chase Of all classes of orc, and if there
was sufficient amount Of inducement
for smelter to be erected down the
valley it would not be long before we
could have home market. A suffici-
ent amount of work has been done in
the camp to demonstrate the fact that
we have mines that will paw to work;
but 80 long as those most interested
hold back VIC may expect to see mum.
Der Of our mines laying idle.
Crystal River current., 1887-06-11

THE large carbonate belt between
here and the head Of Avalanche creek
should attract the attention of pros
pectors this season along the mountain
sides there is an outcrop Of vein mat
ter that is from 200 to 600 feet in
width that shows lead and iron car
Donate in spar. Several locations are
upon it, but there is still splendid
opportunity for the prospector along
the belt. and we believe if shafts were
sunk OH it there would be large bodies
Of ore discovered. Some large pieces
Of heavy lead float that undoubtedly
come from the vein have been found,
yet there has not been enough work
done to prove the value i'll the belt.
Crystal River current., 1887-06-11

GUNNIsoN and Pitkin counties
should take immediate steps towards
getting up creditable collection Of all
kinds Of mineral, coal and marble for
the exhibition to be held at Denver.
There will undoubtedly be many Wis
itors from the east, and if good dis
play was made we believe it would be
Of great benefit to US. The mine own
ers should take an interest in the mat
ter and see what can be done. This
district could make good display Of
silver, lead, and Iron ores, coal slate
and marble, and we would like to see
our miners get out samples and show
up the resources Of this section.
Crystal River current., 1887-06-11
s1ln,ns Application No. 1875.
United States Land Office,

Glenwood Springs Colo, May 25th. 81.
Notice is hereby given that the Colorado Coal
and Iron Company. J. E. Rockwell its agent and
attorney intact, whose post-ofce aldres is ARpcn,
Pitkin County, Colorado, has this day filed It's
application for a patent for one hundred and
twelve acres AMI SIS 1910 Of an acre If Placer
Land known and called the Castle Creek Placer,
situate in Columbia Mining District. Pitkin
County, Colorado, and known and designated by
the field notes and official plat file in this Office
rs lot number 44s0. in about township - 8. R.,
81 W. of the 6 p. NJ. The exterior boundries Of
said lot number 443O being rs follows: to. wit;
Beginning at Cor. No. I. whence U. s. l.. NJ.
Colombia. bears N. 30 35' 05" +. 777,s5 f.;
thence s. 40 W. 244.69 fl. tn cor. No. 2; thence T.
400 W. 2O9. 96 # To cor No 3; thence =. 500 E.
1900 II. to cor. No. 4: thence n. 400 Y. go. %
to cor. No. S: thence a. 30 Z. 1332,7l #. to cor
No. s: thence N. $50 ". 300 II. to cor. No. Z:
thence n. 80 W. 1292, 58 f. to cor. M. q thence
Y. 100 So y. 264.9 Fl to cor No. .; thence Y. 700
OG' ". l15l.04 II. to cor No. 10; thence s. $50 49,
e. $751; n. to cor. No !; thence Y. 10 y. 1905
It. to cor No IL; thence 4. 80 TO- v. 1856 IT, to
No. l3; thence n. SO 49, y. 89l, #. to cor.
No. IA; thence y. 27o TO- W. 592l5 #. to cor. No
Is; thence n. II 90 n to cor No IS; thence g. AGO
0S' 30" =. $780, #. to cor No. II; thence 8. $40
So W. 1854 # to cor. No. IS: thence =. 100 To-
W. 1889 Il To cor. No. 19; thence " $50 IL w.2l3I
# to cor No. 20; thence n. 4So 81 4S" W. 1905 IS
Il to cor No.21 thence ~ 400 ST. e. 40 Fl to cor.
No. 81 thence n. 40 So u. ~, % II to cor. No.
%; thence .. $50 81 E. 355,0s # to cor. No.
the place Of beginning.
ST.. DELAN.
Register.
First publicatfon Tune lJth last Auo III AZ
Crystal River current., 1887-06-11

PUBLIC attention is beng turned to.
ward the mining industry and in eastern
mining centres there is more activity
in mining socks. The surplus capital
Sf Hs east coud MT find any more
profitable industry IN which to invest
and today Colorado stands at the head
Of the list - . mineral producer. which
q almost certain to attract more inves-
teu ip tbh diectjop than to any other
Crystal River current., 1887-06-11

NAIL CoNrnAcToR W. F. BLISS ar
rived iu Gothic on Wednesday to make
arrangements tor carrying mail from
Gothic to Crystal and Prospect under
the new contract which will come into
effect the first of July. Uncle Sam
made good contract in letting the
route to Mr.. Orr who will be out of
pocket about $1,000 a year on the job.
This should be u lessop To mail con-
tractors to find out what mountain
Foutes are before putting in bids. Ed
Barthel will carry the mail for the
Gqptractor during the 4ext quarter.
Crystal River current., 1887-06-11

ARRANGEMENTS have been made
with the Denver mining Review where
by we can offer the CURRENT and Re-
view to new subscribers for the reduced
price Of $500 per aRapm. This offer
will give mining men the advantage
Of securing pews from all sections Of
the state, also secure the latest news
from this section. Mining is now at
tracing public attention therefore
send in your subscription at once.
Crystal River current., 1887-06-11
THERE is nothing small abaut tn

THERE is nothing small aboat the
Security Mining company after all.
5000 tons of ore was knocked down
with seven shots the other day when
an inspection was being msale Of the
saine by q party Of gentlemen from the
east. who are interested in the property.
For the sake OF the mining industry of
the state we hope the above is fact;
yet it seems too large dose for the
ordinary Colorado miner to swallow.